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An integrated circuit (10) for use in a DC-DC converter is protected against damage from electrostatic discharge when not in use in the DC-DC converter. The integrated circuit includes a control circuit (11) and a switching transistor (12, 20) coupled between a first and second terminal (10a, b) of the integrated circuit (10). During DC-DC conversion the control circuit controls periodic switching of the switching transistor. The integrated circuit (10) furthermore comprises an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit, with a high pass filter circuit (160, 162) with inputs between terminals (10a, b) of the integrated circuit (10) and an output coupled to a detector transistor (164). The detector transistor (164) charges a chargeable circuit (17). From a node between the detector transistor (164) and the chargeable circuit (17) the switching transistor (12, 20) is made conductive when the detector transistor (164) becomes conductive. By using a high pass filter circuit (160, 162) the ESD protection circuit is made to work outside normal use. When the DC-DC converter contains multiple switching transistors all are preferably made conductive upon detection of ESD.
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